ILT20 Season 2 to be performed in January 19 to February 18 window subsequent yr
The second version of the ILT20 is ready to run within the window between January 19 and February 18 subsequent yr. The six groups – Abu Dhabi Knight Riders, Dubai Capitals, MI Emirates, Sharjah Warriors, Desert Vipers and defending champions Gulf Giants – will play a complete of 34 video games throughout Abu Dhabi, Dubai and Sharjah inside that 30-day interval.
Recently, the likes of David Warner, Mark Wood, Shadab Khan and Ambati Rayudu signed up for the second season. Warner and Wood, rivals on the Ashes not too long ago, will play at Capitals, whereas Shadab joins Pakistan team-mates Shaheen Shah Afridi and Azam Khan at Vipers. Rayudu, who retired from all Indian cricket after IPL 2023 and is presently taking part in within the CPL, has been signed up by MI Emirates, whereas Martin Guptill and Maheesh Theekshana will play for Warriors alongside Lewis Gregory.
The schedule will conflict with the five-match India vs England Test collection that begins on January 25 in Hyderabad; Wood and Joe Root, who’re each a part of the ILT20, are anticipated to be a part of the England squad there. Warner, in the meantime, is predicted to fulfil his BBL commitments with Sydney Thunder – the match will finish on January 24 – earlier than hopping throughout to the UAE to be a part of the ILT20. He would require a No-Objection Certificate from Cricket Australia to play within the league.
The second season of the ILT20 will even run kind of concurrently with the second season of the SA20 league in South Africa, which is predicted to be performed from January 10 to February 10. This was the case final yr too. And whereas the dates for the PSL and the BPL have not been introduced but, there may very well be some overlap there too.
The final stage of the squad-building course of will contain choosing the UAE gamers, particulars of which can be “announced shortly” in accordance with an official launch.
In February this yr, lower than per week after Gulf Giants had been named inaugural champions on the first version of the ILT20, it was announced that ILT20 2024 would kick off on January 13 2024. That has now modified. The ILT20 was considered one of two new males’s franchise leagues added to the calendar final yr, together with the SA20, with a crossover of group house owners in each leagues and the IPL.